---
title: 'Swimming Upstream (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Russell Mulcahy'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/swimming-upstream-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326664/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Swimming Upstream (2003)

2003 · 114 min · History · Australia


## Synopsis

Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian biographical drama film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton (Spencer) from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family. It is based on Fingleton's autobiography of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Russell Mulcahy](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-mulcahy)
- **Screenplay:** [Tony Fingleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-fingleton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Reinhold Heil](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-heil)
- **Producer:** [Howard Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-baldwin)

## Cast

- [David Hoflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hoflin)
- [Brittany Byrnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/brittany-byrnes)
- [Geoffrey Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-rush)
- [Craig Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-horner)
- [Robert Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-quinn)
- [Jesse Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-spencer)
- [Dawn Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/dawn-fraser)
- [Judy Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-davis)
- [Murray Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-rose)

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